Reasons for blogging

There are SO many reasons to blog with your class. These are just a few of the ones I could think of!

Reasons to Blog with your Class:

• A great way to keep parents and grandparents informed about what their children are doing and learning.
• A valuable and real modeled/shared writing experience.
• Students have authentic audiences and reasons to read and write and so do a better job!
• Giving them awareness of cyber-safety issues.
• Learning about time zones and seasons in different parts of the world.
• Improving students' digital literacy.
• They learn proofreading is important. Anything you post on the internet is there for everyone to see, even the mistakes.
• Students have the chance to contribute and belong to online communities, which is a normal part of life now.
• Improving typing skills.
• A way to publish work done in class using the amazing array of online and digital tools we have available to us.
• They receive written feedback from parents and teachers in the form of comments.
• Raising awareness of digital footprints and appropriate online interactions.
• They learn about geography and culture.
• A blog-writing session at the end of the day is a fantastic way to recall and reinforce the learning that happened.
• They learn how to navigate the web and to present digital information.
• Students learn to communicate effectively and meaningfully with text, in the form of comments.
• They learn to give quality feedback to their classmates, as well as their online friends.
• A great way to get direct, relevant answers when you're learning about other parts of the world, or Australia.
• Kids are excited to come to school and don't want to miss a day in case they miss appearing on the blog!
• Blogs can serve as a digital portfolio of much of the learning during the year.
• Looking back on past entries can reinforce and revise learning.
• It's really not that hard to do!

Reasons to NOT blog:

• nope sorry, can't think of a single one!